July 30, 2016 – We sailed north into Boundary Pass, then west around Stuart Island, and then south to Mandarte Island. Mandarte Island is one of our favorite places and…
Read moreMemorial Sail
Short sails and ashore to yellow Island
Our short sails usually 3 hours in the morning are becoming popular. Enough time to take a shore excursion never knowing what we may find. Bald eagles eating breakfast while…
Read moreAfternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Afternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Read moreMorning sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Morning sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Read morePort of Friday Harbor July 4th Fireworks Sail
Independence Day – freedom is found in sailing north with good speed on a beam reach for the sunset. We returned to the south with a mug of hot chocolate…
Read moreMorning Minke
Morning sail and we lucked out with a minke whale in Minke Pond, North of San Juan Island. Newborn harbor seals, eagle activity, and we’re ecstatic to find, for the first…
Read moreYellow Island in Juneuary
Passengers joined from the beach off Lopez Island using the Bullfrog tender. Sufficient winds to sail inside of Turn Island and continued wing on wing to Yellow Island. Anchoring and…
Read moreHoneymoon sail
Again, we had weather, weather of all kinds. Fast sailing. An Orcas Island pick up at Deer Harbor for another honeymoon couple. Half day sail included a beam reach across…
Read moreSailing close to Summer Solstice
Getting close to summer solstice. Cumulous clouds: unstable atmosphere. Strong winds: glassy calm. First harbor seal pup of the season. Peregrine Falcon chicks: ready to leave the nest. Moon is moving…
Read moreDouble reefed main and small jib – beautiful sailing under stormy skies
Every cloud has a silver lining, but in the San Juans, the clouds are lined with gold. Good sailing. When the squalls hit like tropical downpours, Peniel cuts through the…
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